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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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